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“Sustainable development… (Class 12 Economics 2026, Q25)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 58/1/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Economics 2026: question 25

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 58/1/1, section B, question 25, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q25 · 1 mark · MCQEnvironment and Sustainable Development

“Sustainable development refers to the development that meets the need of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generations, to meet their own needs.”
The above mentioned definition has been given by __________. (Choose the correct option to fill in the blank)

  1. (A)United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
  2. (B)United Nations Committee on Environment and Development
  3. (C)United Nations Committee on Protection of Environment
  4. (D)United Nations Conference on Protection of Environment

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 58/1/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

The body is a Conference, not a Committee.

Hint 2

The full name includes "Environment and Development".

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. The definition "development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" is the standard one quoted in NCERT.

  2. It is attributed there to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). Option (A).

    1 mark

Answer: (A) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

Where the marks are

  • UNCED definition of sustainable development (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Environment and Sustainable Development, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 58/1/1: every question, by section.

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